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Victor Fields
Victor
[Regina Records]
Reviewed by Mike Owens
Date: Oct, 2005 [10 Tracks 51:54 Total Spin Time]
I can tell when I’m getting ready to lose a CD to my wife. I’ll have it playing, and she will find a reason to come into the room. Eventually she’ll ask “Who is this playing?” I’ll tell her and she will ask to see the CD cover. I’ll give it to her, and while reading it, she will say “This is VERY nice…” Finally, she will sigh, and making sure I see that she has left the CD, she’ll walk out of the room. A day or two later, I’ll walk into the room and there is an empty space where that CD once was. Fortunately, I wrote down the CD info before she had a chance to grab it…
Victor Fields has two things going for him: First, he has a very distinctive voice. When listening to him, you don’t spend a lot of time trying to figure out who it is he sounds like. Second, he sounds great singing different styles of music. You don’t come away after listening to him thinking that you’ve just listened to different arrangements of the same type of song.
In his follow-up to the outstanding “52nd Street”, Victor gives us his interpretations of the compositions of Chuck Loeb, Vince Gill, Stevie Wonder, Cole Porter, and Billy Strayhorn, among others. Some may ask, what kind of album is it? Is it R&B, Jazz, Pop, or what? I would simply call it a vocal album. If you are a fan of great vocals, this one is not to be missed.
“Victor” meets my definition of “Chill” music: Whether alone or with others, you can play this cd, and for 51:54, no one should have to say a word. The time would be better spent appreciating Victor’s voice and phrasing, Chris Camozzi’s arrangements, and the great band he has playing with him.
Highlights for me include “This could Be Paradise”, his interpretation of Stevie Wonder’s “Golden Lady”, Billy Strayhorn’s “Lush Life”, and “We’ll All Be Free”. I could easily have listed them all, but I want to leave some for you to discover.
Victor’s Band includes:
- Chris Camozzi – Arranger
- Scott Fuller – Arranger (Show Me The Way Back To Your Heart), Orchestral Instruments, Strings and string arrangements
- Nelson Braxton – Bass
- Marquinhos Brasil - Percussion
- Vince Lars – Sax
- Peter Horvath - Pianos
- Brian Collier - Drums
- John Burr – Keyboards
Visit, Victor Fields web space:
Fields Music
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